will he ever let me in? or should i just give up?

i find myself posting about my cancer man a lot more that i'd like to be. i just don't understand him at all. but i love him, and i want this to work out.

i'm a leo myself, and with every relationship i've ever had i've been completely insatiable. i want more of their time, more affection, more attention, etc. i realize that i can be unreasonable so i try to hide this yearning i always have and find other ways to satisfy it.

we've been dating for almost seven months. in the beginning he was so attentive, we were always together, he was completely affectionate and did all the right things. every day we would be at work but we'd be sending text messages to each other all day long....an hour was too long to not have contact with one another. we met each other's families, and friends, and i have really become attached to him.

i recently told him that i loved him, and he replied with, i wish i could say it back, but it gets thrown around too much. i need to know that i really mean it. but please dont take that the wrong way because i really like you a lot.

he brings me to family gatherings and i'm included in everything he does with his friends. when i'm out with my girls it's not unusual for him to "show up" at some point in the night. he keeps finding these interesting events for us to go to, and when we do things like that i feel like a total princess.

i found out on the weekend through a mutual friend that every girlfriend he has ever had has cheated on him. she told me that when we started dating, the one thing he made clear was how different i was. she said he's been through some brutal experiences with women in the past and was deeply hurt by them. she said i have to be patient, even though my feelings are there it's going to take him a while longer because he is so afraid.

she also said that she's never known him to introduce anyone to his family, or that he brought around as much as he does with me. but i don't know if that means anything. honestly s

but i don't understand this. there's nothing i wouldn't do for him, and i would never intentionally hurt him. he is everything to me - no other man would ever even come close at this point. every day i do everything i can to show him this, and i am starting to worry that he'll never understand, that maybe he's just not capable of loving at this point.

do i stick it out, or do i let him go to try to find someone who can love me back as much as i love them?

No don't let him go. I'm telling you once you get him to the point where he is completely comfortable to express his feelings you will see that all this was worth it. I am a cancer female and honestly it's hard for us cancers to trust people because of past hurts, so we take time to open up. One thing that cancers need the most is security without that it makes it hard for us to open up and be ourselves because we are and you will see him open up like a flower. And I am sure he can see all the things that you do for him and I'm telling you deep down inside he's feeling it but right now he's afraid to let his feelings out because of his fear of being rejected. Make him completely sure that you are there to make him happy and not hurt, I guarantee you will see a difference. Keep me posted. By the way another reason why I know it's worth it is because I am in a relationship with a cancer as well. So keep doing your thing girl. Great things come to those with patience. You will get what you've been waiting for it just takes a bit of time.

Good Luck!